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From: jalkio@cc.helsinki.fi
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: A3000UX vs. Sun Sparc
Message-ID: <1991Apr17.104408.6012@cc.helsinki.fi>
Date: 17 Apr 91 10:44:07 GMT
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In article <1991Apr16.030609.1746@grebyn.com>, ckp@grebyn.com (Checkpoint Technologies) writes:
> My comprehensive comparison of Sparc IPC vs. NeXTstation vs. A3000:
> 
> Amiga software is cheapest (AmigaDOS) (Not counting free stuff)
> Sparc has the largest installed base
> Amiga has the best video and animation software
> NeXTstation has best business productivity software
> Sparc has the best engineering software
> Amiga is cheapest color
> NeXTstation is cheapest megapixel color
> Sparc has the largest color palette (16M; Amiga & NeXT, 4096)

I don't think so. NeXTstation also has 16.7M pallette and with 4096
on-screen colors (with megapixel!).

> Amiga is most expandable (has Zorro III and ISA slots)
> Amiga is most compatible (AMAX Mac emulator, 286 bridgecard)
> Sparc gets the most press
> NeXTstation includes the greatest amount of bundled software
> NeXTstation bundled software is the most useful
> Amiga has the best games
> NeXTstation has the best sound
> Sparc & NeXTstation have the fastest CPUs (nearly a tie)
> NeXTstation has the best desktop manager
> 
> There.  Go through this list and pick the machine that has the
> features that are most important to you.

Otherwise, your list seems quite reasonable to me.
	
			Jouni